Tie



T. WILLMOTH Jan. 2, 1940.

TIE

Filed Sept. 10, 1935 til TAYLOR WILLMOTH, BY I ATTORNEYS.

Patented Jan. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TIE Taylor Willmoth,Bellcvue, Ky.

Application September 10, 1935, Serial No. 39,944

4 Claims. '(Cl. 2-148) This invention relates to improvements in tiesand particularly to four-in-hand ties provided with a face side on eachply of the tie with no stitches or other fastening means extending alongor seen from either face thereof.

This makes it possible to provide a tie, particularly of thefour-in-hand type, which has two useable faces and which may be reversedand either side exposed, thereby increasing the life of the tie and, ifthe opposite faces are of different configurations, breaking themonotony of continuously displaying the same neckwear.

An especial object of the invention is the provision of a double-facedfour-in-hand tie of the character above described, in which the liningmay be securely fastened in place while at the same time preventing saidlining from bunching or otherwise interfering with the tying of the tieand the appearance thereof after it is tied.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a four-in-hand tie ofthe double face variety to present a contrasted appearance when viewedfrom one side and a uniform appearance when viewed from the oppositeside.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specificationconsidered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a four-in-hand tie with one end thereof turnedover to show the second face of the tie of a pattern contrasting withthat of the other face;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of a part of the tie withthe end trimming thereon and illustrating one of the first steps in themanufacturing of the tie;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a part of the tie with the piles in positionfor stitching to one another and illustrating a further step in themanufacture of the tie;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the tie as seen from line 44 onFig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 4and as seen from line 55 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a part of the tie showing a modification in theconstruction thereof and whereby the lining of the tie is morecontinuously secured in position;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and illustrating a modifiedconstruction wherein the material of both sides of the tie forms oneface of the tie while the other face is formed wholly from the materialof said side of the tie;

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the parts of the tie of Fig. 7 in position tocommence the manufacture thereof; and

Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view as seen substantially from line 9--9 onFig. 8 and illustrating the position of the two plies of the tie of Fig.'7 after the sewing thereof but before the tie has been turned.

Referring particularly to Fig. 4, the reference numeral l0 indicates onelayer or ply of the tie while the reference numeral ll indicates theother. Each of these plies is of a length equal to the length of thenormal four-in-hand tie and shown in solid and phantom lines in Fig. 1.As seen in Fig. 1, each ply of the tie is made of two pieces meetingalong a biased line l2, one piece i3 forming the narrower part and theother piece l4 forming the wider part of the tie. The two parts arejoined by stitching along the bias ends I 2 to make a continuous ply.This practice is well known and allows economy of material.

Each narrow and wide parts I3 and ll of each ply has its end portions I5and I6 pointed, and these portions are covered with a suitable facingmaterial, because the ends of the tie are left open. This step in themanufacture of the tie is illustrated in Fig. 2 and is accomplished byplacing a piece of facing material I! on the right or face side of eachof the plies l0 and H and securing same thereto by stitches IS. Thefacing is then turned onto the wrong or under side of the ply,concealing the stitches and providing neat edges for these pointed endportions l5 and It.

The two plies are then placed face to face as illustrated in Fig. 3 andthe opposite edges of the plies secured to one another as by lines ofstitching 20 and 2|. This operation results in a tube with the wrongsides of the material exposed and the facing tips I! also exposed. Thetube is then turned inside out and while so doing a lining 22 isthreaded through the tube. This lining has the general configuration ofthe tie though of a length somewhat less than the total length thereof.

With the parts in this position diagonal crossing lines of stitches 23and 24, see Fig. 1, are

sewed through the two plies of the tie and the intermediate lining,thereby uniting these parts in a single construction with the liningheld in position substantially midway of the length of the tie. Thesestitches 23 and 24 in addition to uniting the several elements of thetie also stiffen the neck portion thereof and provide a. substantiallysolid structure which materially assists in effecting the sliding of thetie relative to the collar when positioning same prior to and during thetying thereof.

It should be noted at this time that the longitudinal lines of stitching2d and 2i are what is @own as a loose stitch which will readily giveunder the longitudinal. strains exerted on ties 5 during the tyingthereof and that these loose stitches do not hold the lining 22 to bothface plies, and so will not break or resist the desired adjustment ofthe tie in order to get a neat appearance.

Instead of securing the lining 22 only at the central part of the tiethe said lining may be secured throughout its length to one of the tieplies. This is illustrated in Fig. 6 which shows the lining 22a of awidth substantially co= extensive with one of the plies of the tie andlying on the wrong side thereof and. secured thereto by lines ofstitches and 26 extending the full length of the tie. The stitches 25and 26 may be made so that they are visible only from the inside.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive the two plieswhile of substantially the same contour are each of a different width,as seen most clearly from Figs. 8 and 9 in which the one ply 21 isconsiderably narrower than the other ply 28. The material of the plies27 and 28 may be of complementary or contrasting colors or designs andare secured to one another in substantially the same way as the plies ofFig. 1. Owing to the difference in width of the plies, prior to turningthe tie inside out the ply 28 will be slack as shown at 29 in Fig. 9.When the tie of this construction is turned and pressed a portion ofthewider ply 28 will project beyond the side edges of the narrower ply 21and give a piping effect such as 30, see Fig. 7,011 the side of the tiewhich has the said narrower ply exposed. On the side of the tie whichexposes the wider ply 28, however, only the color or design 'of this plywill be visible.

By securing the two face plies together by loose stitching which allowsfree play of the plies relative to each other along their "stitchededges, and by securing the lining otherwise than by this ply-connectingstitching, so that the material of the lining does not resist orobstruct this free relative play, I am enabled to produce a doublefacedtie which ties neatly without distortion and which holds its shape wellafter repeated tieing 50 and untieing, combining these advantages withthose of double-faced ties in general, as to longer wear and variety ofdisplay. I find that, owing to the loose-stitch connection of the faceplies,

independent of attachment of the lining, it is threads in the faceplies, and affords a double-' faced tie, with all the advantages of tiesof that character, which are as freely tied with as neat effect as anyusual single-faced tie of like quality 70 and at cost comparingfavorably with such usual ties.

Modifications other than those instanced herein may occur, and I do notwish to be understood as being limited to the precise disclosure 7herein, but having fully set forth certain prex arsen c ferred examplesof my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by lettersPatent is:

.What is claimed is:

l. A four-in-hand tie of the classdescribed, comprising a first lengthof material having the 6 ends thereof formed to a conventionalconfiguration, from which the width of the material gradually decreasestowards the center, Said length of material being of a length and widthsubstantially equal to the length and width of the fin- 1o ished tie,facing pieces secured to the material and lying on the wrong side of thematerial and conforming in shape to the ends thereof, a sec ond lengthof material dissimilar in design from the first but conforming theretoin general out- 15 line and dimension with facing pieces. at oppositeends thereof, and lines of loose stitches alongeach longitudinal edge ofsaid lengths of mate- 'rial between the end facing pieces, securing saidlongitudinal edges to one another with the right 20 sides of saidlengths of material in opposition and their facing pieces lyinguppermost but with the ends of the tie open, whereby the tie may beturnedto expose the right side. thereof.

2. A four-in-hand tie of the class described, 26 comprising a firstlength of material having the ends thereof formed to a conventionalconfiguration, from which the width of the material gradually decreasestowards the center, said length of material being of a length and widthsubstan- I0 tially equal to the length and width of the finished tie,facing pieces secured to the material and lying on the 'wrong side ofthe material and conforming in shape to the ends thereof, a secondlength of material dissimilar in design from '35 the first butconforming thereto in general outline and dimension with facing piecesat opposite ends thereof, and lines'of loose stitches along eachlongitudinal edge of said lengths of mate rial between the end facingpieces, securing said longitudinal edges to one another with the rightsides of said lengths of material in opposition and their facing pieceslying uppermost but .with the ends of the tie open, whereby the tie maybe turned to expose the right side thereof, and a lining between thelengths of material and secured to one of the said pieces by suitablestitching.

3. A four-in-hand tie of the' class described, comprising a first lengthof material having the ends thereof formed to a conventionalconfiguration, from which the width of the material gradually decreasestowards the center, said length of material being of a length and widthsubstantially equal to the length and width of the fin- I} ished tie,facing pieces secured to the materialand lying on the wrong side of thematerial and conforming in shape to the ends thereof, a second length of'material dissimilar in designfrom the first but conforming thereto ingeneral out- Q0 line and dimension with facing pieces at opposite endsthereof, lines of loose stitches along each'longitudinal edge of saidlengths of material between the end facing pieces, securing saidlongitudinal edges to one another with the right sides of said lengthsof material in opposition and their facing pieces lying uppermost withthe ends of the tie open, whereby the tie may be turned to expose theright side thereof, and a o lining of a size and shape substantiallyequal to the size and shape of one of said lengths of material but of'alength less than the total length of said lengths of material, and linesof stitching extending throughout the edges of the lining material forsecuring said lining material to one of the tie lengths.

4. A tour-in-hand tie of the class described, comprising a first lengthof material having the ends thereof formed to a conventionalconfiguration from which the width oi the material gradually decreasedtoward the center, said length of material being of a length and widthsubstantially equal-to the length and width of the flno ished tie, asecond length of material conforming in general outline and dimensionwith the first length of material, and lines of loose stitches alongeach longitudinal edge of said lengths of material between the endsthereof, securing said longitudinal edges to one another with the rightsides of said lengths or material in opposition, but with the ends oithe tie open, wherebythe tie may be turned to expose the right sidethereof. TAYLOR WILLMOTH.

